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>>geox+(OP)
I think the competition for text to image services is over and open source, stable diffusion won. It doesn't matter how detailed (or whatever counts as "better") corporate text-to-image products get, stable diffusion is good enough which really is good enough. Unlike the corporate offerings, open source txt2img doesn't have random restrictions (no its not just porn at this point) and actually allows for additional scripts/tooling/models. If you're attempting to do anything on a professional level or produce an image with specific details via txt2img, you likely have a workflow with txt2img being only step one.

Why bother using a product from a company that is notorious for failing to commit to most of their services, when you can run something which produces output that is pretty close (and maybe better) and is free to run and change and train?

>>boh+VY
Why stable diffusion won? Dalle3 and this is miles ahead in understanding scene and put correct text at the right place.

This makes the image much more usable without editing.

>>karmas+C81
I think because most people are used to Dall-E and the Midjourney user experience, they don't know what they're missing. In my experience SD was just as good in terms of "understanding" but offers way more features when using something like AUTOMATIC 1111.

If you're just generating something for fun then DallE/MJ is probably sufficient, but if you're doing a project that requires specific details/style/consistency you're going to need way more tools. With SD/A*1111 you can use a specific model (one that generates images with an Anime style for instance), use a ControlNet model for a specific pose, generate hundreds of potential images (without having to pay for each), use other tools like img2img/inpaint to hone your vision using the images you like, and if you're looking for a specific effect (like a gif for instance), you can use the many extensions created by the community to make it happen.